Affected version: 2.0.757 (Windows)
The bug
The launcher is unable to use a profile directory which is a directory junction.
The following is translated
Error-details: The system cannot find the file specified.
File name: ###
Path: E:\...\###
Exists: directoryLinked issues
is duplicated by 3
relates to 1
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Dont have it on a directory that is a junction. Change the directory of the profile(Inside launch options) to somewhere else
It doesn't work either. (My linked dir points to a drive that is mounted as a directory to the ntfs, but you can't select a sub-dir in that either.) Thanks for the suggestion anyway.
Same issue, I've had to move my Minecraft saves to a folder on my root C:/ drive. I use an mklink junction to my user profile and cannot keep my saves in the %appdata&/.minecraft folder anymore.
I've come up with a workaround. Go into the properties of the Minecraft shortcut and change the target to add the "--workDir" argument (without quotes) and add the full path to the .minecraft directory using the actual drive letter, not the junction to C:
For example: If the .minecraft folder is located in the default location in the Users folder, and if the Users folder was moved to the D: drive, change the shortcut target to: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Minecraft\MinecraftLauncher.exe" --workDir D:\Users*****\AppData\Roaming\.minecraft
Substitute the asterisks with your user folder name and the launcher should open properly despite the junction. If your .minecraft folder is on another drive or folder, just change the path to match your installation.
Then go into the launcher and change the launch options to use the same full path and drive letter the .minecraft folder is located in.
similar issue I used a folder on a usb drive and outside a folder on the same drive it did not even use the drive I will attach a screenshot of the directory settings btw where it says it is being used the only app open is the launcher although I do have windows 10 edition also installed and where there are 2 slashes in a row is where my computer username goes
[media]Unable to save download. lwjgl-2.9.4-nightly-20150209.jar
Name: lwjgl-2.9.4-nightly-20150209.jar
URL: https://libraries.minecraft.net/org/lwjgl/lwjgl/lwjgl/2.9.4-nightly-20150209/lwjgl-2.9.4-nightly-20150209.jar
Error details: Attempting to move successful download to C:/Users\\AppData\Roaming\.minecraft\libraries\org/lwjgl/lwjgl/lwjgl/2.9.4-nightly-20150209/lwjgl-2.9.4-nightly-20150209.jar
The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process
Filename on disk: 7aa4-6f6f-5a1c-44c1
Path: C:\Users\\AppData\Local\Temp\7aa4-6f6f-5a1c-44c1
Exists: file
EDIT:fixed, but it now crashes after about 30 seconds
are there any known fixes yet? this issue removes my ability to play minecraft unmodded.